1. Nadine Conner was born on Evelyn Nadine Henderson; February 20,1907 - March 1,2003 and was an American operatic soprano, radio singer and music teacher.
14 Facts About Nadine Conner
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Nadine Conner was born in Compton, California as Evelyn Nadine Henderson, and was the descendant of some of the earliest non-Hispanic settlers in California.
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Nadine Conner's parents built their own theater, staging a variety of shows.
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Nadine Conner appeared on The Voice of Firestone and with stars such as Bing Crosby and Nelson Eddy.
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Nadine Conner made her professional debut in 1940 as Marguerite in Vladimir Rosing's Los Angeles production of Gounod's Faust.
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Nadine Conner sang with the Los Angeles Opera from 1939 to 1941.
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Nadine Conner made numerous guest appearance in European opera houses, starting in 1953 and was heard in a wide range of concert repertoire.
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Nadine Conner made a notable recording of the Brahms Ein deutsches Requiem with conductor Bruno Walter.
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Nadine Conner became an acclaimed performer, excelling not only in Mozart, but gathering acclaim for her interpretation of Mimi in La Boheme, and an especially thrilling Violetta in La Traviata.
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Nadine Conner was comfortable in both lyric and coloratura roles.
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Nadine Conner recorded with CBS, Cetra, Melodram, Discocorp, and Camden.
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Nadine Conner later remarried in 1939 to Dr Laurance Heacock, a surgeon, with whom she moved to Southern California in 1970.
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Nadine Conner died in Los Angeles on March 1,2003.
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Widowed since 1987, Nadine Conner was survived by her two children, four grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.